Gershwin: Nice Work If You Can Get It

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Gershwin - Songs from the Shows & Overtures

Gershwin - Songs from the Shows & Overtures


Gershwin:

A Damsel in Distress - music from the film

Girl Crazy Overture

Of Thee I Sing Overture

Tip-Toes Overture

Primrose Overture

Stiff Upper Lip

Oh, Kay! Overture

Somebody Loves Me

orch. Maurice de Packh

Boy Wanted

orch. Frank Sadler

Things Are Looking Up

orch. Robert Russell Bennett

Love Walked In

orch. Edward Powell

Love Is Here to Stay

orch. Edward Powell

Someone to Watch over Me

orch. Hilding Anderson

But Not for Me

orch. Robert Russell Bennett

Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)

Nice Work If You Can Get It

orch. Robert Russell Bennett

By Strauss

orch. Russell Warner

Embraceable You

orch. Robert Russell Bennett

I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy & An American in Paris)

orch. Robert Russell Bennett


Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)

Princess Theatre Orchestra, John McGlinn

This release of five new titles in the American Classics series is devoted to the music of George Gershwin.

Arguably the best-known of all 20th-century composers, George Gershwin's music encompasses with equal skill both the classical and popular genres. He was born Jacob Gershowitz in Brooklyn, New York City, in September 1898 to immigrant Jewish parents. He died at the early age of 38 from a tumour in the brain.

Gershwin started to show an interest in music from about the age of ten and, although receiving some piano tutelage, was largely self-taught in composition. It was only later in his career that he received some formal instruction in composition.

Gershwin's first employment was as a song plugger for a New York music publishing company. His first song was published in 1916 and a year later he had his first commercial successes with the rag Rialto Ripples. This was followed, in 1919, by his first big international hit, Swanee. Now established as a successful composer of popular songs, between 1919 and 1933, Gershwin produced, in collaboration with his elder brother Ira, some of the most successful Broadway musicals.

In 1924 he was commissioned by the band leader, Paul Whiteman, to produce what was to be his first 'serious' composition, the Rhapsody in Blue. This was followed a year later by the Piano Concerto in F and, in 1928, by An American in Paris. His opera Porgy and Bess was first performed on Broadway in 1935.

These five releases present a comprehensive view of Gershwin's music from the Three Preludes for solo piano to the Piano Concerto, taking in a good selection of the show songs and improvisations.

EMI American Classics - 6066892

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The Best of Gershwin

The Best of Gershwin


Gershwin:

Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)

It Ain't Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess)

A Foggy Day (In London Town)

Bess, you is my woman now (from Porgy and Bess)

Isn't It a Pity?

I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy & An American in Paris)

The Man I Love

They Can't Take That Away From Me

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Love Walked In

They all laughed

Embraceable You

Who Cares?

Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)

Liza

Slap That Bass

How Long Has This Been Going On

Of Thee I Sing

The Man I Love

Swanee

Rhapsody in Blue

Leonard Bernstein (piano/conductor)

Columbia Symphony Orchestra

An American in Paris, tone poem

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

Piano Concerto in F major: Allegro agitato

Andre Previn (piano)

Prelude No. 1

arr. for two pianos

Katia and Marielle Labeque (piano duo)

Strike up the Band Overture

Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams

Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture

arr. Robert Russell Bennett

Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

Girl Crazy Overture

Buffalo Philharmonic, Michael Tilson Thomas


Singers includes Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Tommy Flanagan

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Gershwin Album

Gershwin Album


Gershwin:

Things Are Looking Up

arr.Jetse Bremer

I Can't Be Bothered Now

arr. Jetse Bremer

Stiff Upper Lip

arr. Jetse Bremer

Sing of Spring

arr. Jetse Bremer

The Jolly Tar and the Milkmaid

arr. Jetse Bremer

A Foggy Day (In London Town)

arr. Jetse Bremer

Nice Work If You Can Get It

arr. Jetse Bremer

Rhapsody in Blue

arr. Johan van der Linden

They Can't Take That Away From Me

arr. Jetse Bremer/Pete Harden

Fascinatin' Rhythm

arr. Jetse Bremer/Pete Harden

Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)

arr. Jetse Bremer

My man's gone now (from Porgy and Bess)

arr. Erik-Jan de With

It Ain't Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess)

arr. Erik-Jan de With

O Lawd, I'm on My Way

arr. Jetse Bremer


Johannette Zomer (soprano) & Michel Ponsioen (percussion)

The Gents & Haags Saxophone Quartet, Béni Csillag

Broadway musicals and jazz belong to the cultural heritage of America. But people thought differently in George Gershwin's day - the 1920s and 30s. Broadway shows were immensely popular, but were rarely considered as art. Jazz was a subculture secretly appreciated by many white Americans, but in the same way as they liked to see wild animals at the circus - at a safe distance. It had yet to be realised that amusement music was a unique and characteristic part of American culture. “American music is not jazz, and jazz is not music”, wrote the influential music critic Paul Rosenfeld in 1929. Precisely what, then, was American music? George Gershwin (1898-1937) was one of the first to show the world. (from: liner notes)

After recordings of English Renaissance and German romantic music, and twentieth- century works from France, The Gents venture across the ocean to the new world, with a CD that takes them to Broadway. Jetse Bremer has specially arranged the last compositions by George Gershwin for this combination of soloist, choir and instruments and the flexibility and homogeneous sound of The Gents matches these songs so well. For the singers of The Gents and soprano Johannette Zomer, with their classical background, this repertoire is a special challenge, raising the question where classical stops or changes into something else....

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Ravel Meets Gershwin

Ravel Meets Gershwin

Recorded 31 December 2003 at the Philharmonie Berlin


Fauré:

Pavane, Op. 50

Gershwin:

Strike up the Band Overture

A Foggy Day (In London Town)

By Strauss

Embraceable You

's Wonderful

How Long Has This Been Going On

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Ravel:

La Valse

Pavane pour une infante défunte

Daphnis et Chloé - Suite No. 2


Dianne Reeves (Jazz-Singer), Peter Martin (piano), Reuben Roges (double bass) & Gregory Hutchinson (drums)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle

A true celebration is to welcome the New Year with one of the best orchestras in the world. The Gala from Berlin 2003 presents the outstanding Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle with works by Maurice Ravel (“Pavane pour une infante défunte”; “La Valse”; Daphnis et Chloé, Suite Nr. 2) and Songs by George Gershwin.

Vocal soloist of this evening is the fabulous Jazz diva Dianne Reeves.

Grammy Award-winner Dianne Reeves was born into a musically gifted family in Detroit. With her rich, expressive natural voice, her rhythmic

Grammy Award-winner Dianne Reeves was born into a musically gifted family in Detroit. With her rich, expressive natural voice, her rhythmic virtuosity and improvisational ease, she was clearly born of jazz.

Wonderful cross-over approach - an example of two musical worlds joined to truly entertain - at the highest level.

Picture format: NTSC - 16:9

Sounds formats: PCM Stereo, 5.1 Surround (non-native)

Region code: 0

Booklet notes: English, German, French

Running time: 91 mins

German FSK: 0

“A curious hybrid. Easy-going Gershwin songs, accompanied by full orchestra, nestle amid the vibrant intensity of Ravel's distinctly unjazzy La Valse and Daphnis et Chloe.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 ****

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Gershwin Forever

Gershwin Forever


Gershwin:

It Ain't Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess)

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Someone to Watch over Me

How Long Has This Been Going On

Isn't It a Pity?

They Can't Take That Away From Me

But Not for Me

Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)

They all laughed

Embraceable You

Oh, I got plenty o'nuttin (Porgy and Bess)

The Man I Love

I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy & An American in Paris)


Nuria Tomas (vocals); with Marta Ventura, Josep M. 'Curio' Galvez, Ramon Diaz

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's Wonderful - Songs of George Gershwin

's Wonderful - Songs of George Gershwin

Original recordings 1920-1949


Gershwin:

I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise

Swanee

Fascinatin' Rhythm

Someone to Watch Over Me

Oh Kay! Medley

's Wonderful

The Man I Love

Liza

Strike Up the Band

I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy & An American in Paris)

Embraceable You

Bidin' my time (Girl Crazy)

My cousin in Milwaukee

Mine

It Ain't Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess)

Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Love Walked In

They Can't Take That Away From Me

Rhapsody In Blue


Bing Crosby, Al Jolson, Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Billie Holiday, Ethel Merman

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The Gershwin Collection

The Gershwin Collection


Gershwin:

Rhapsody in Blue

two pianos & orchestra

Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)

The Cleveland Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Lullaby for Strings

The Cleveland Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

An American in Paris, tone poem

The Cleveland Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Cuban Overture

The Cleveland Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Second Rhapsody

Ralph Votapek (piano)

Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler

Girl Crazy: Suite

Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler

Oh, Kay! Overture

Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler

Funny Face: Overture

Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler

Let ‘em Eat Cake: Overture

Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler

Of Thee I Sing Overture

Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler

Wintergreen for President

Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler

Preludes (3)

Peter Jablonski (piano)

Piano Concerto in F major

Peter Jablonski (piano)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy

The Man I Love

Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)

They Can't Take That Away From Me

Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)

Love Is Here to Stay

Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)

But Not for Me

Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)

Embraceable You

Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)

I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy & An American in Paris)

Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)

Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)

Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)

Has Anyone Seen Joe

Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)

I loves you Porgy (from Porgy and Bess)

Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)

I Got Rhythm Variations

David Parkhouse (piano)

The London Festival Recording Ensemble, Bernard Herrmann

Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture

arr. Robert Russell Bennett

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Porgy and Bess

Willard White (Porgy), Leona Mitchell (Bess), McHenry Boatwright (Crown), Florence Quivar (Serena), Barbara Hendricks (Clara), Barbara Conrad (Maria), Arthur Thompson (Jake) & François Clemmons (Sporting Life)

The Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus, Lorin Maazel

Gershwin in Hollywood

Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, John Mauceri

plus:

- New York Rhapsody [Delicious]

- Walking the dog [Shall we dance]

- I’ve got beginner’s luck [Shall we dance]

- Slap that bass [Shall we dance]

- They all laughed [Shall we dance]

- Let’s call the whole thing off [Shall we dance]

- Watch your step! Final ballet [Shall we dance]

- A Foggy day [Damsel in Distress]

- Nice work if you can get it [Damsel in Distress]

- An American in London [Damsel in Distress]

- Love walked in [Goldwyn Follies]

- Love is here to stay [Goldwyn Follies]

- For You, For Me, For Evermore

Gregory Hines (vocals), Patti Austin (vocals), Wayne Marshall (piano), Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, John Mauceri


An unparalleled collection of many of Gershwin's most popular pieces from Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris to a collection of songs and overtures and a complete recording of Gershwin's only full-length opera Porgy and Bess.

Many of the orchestras and artists in this set are internationallyacclaimed names whne it comes to the music of Gershwin - from Katia and Marielle Labèque and Barbara Hendricks, to Arthur Fielder and the Boston Pops; Lorin Maazel's complete recording of Porgy and Bess from Cleveland has been a classic of the gramophone since it was released in 1976.

"This superb recording with Cleveland forces conducted by Maazel establishes the work's formidable status beyond question ... the recording is one of the most vivid that even Decca has produced" The Penguin Guide

Decca Collectors Edition - 4782687

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Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings

Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings


Bach, J S:

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV1047

Recorded 4-13 July 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Elaine Shaffer (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord)

Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV1048

Recorded 4-13 July 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Elaine Shaffer (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord)

Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV1050

Recorded 4-13 July 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Elaine Shaffer (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord)

Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra

Musical Offering, BWV1079

Recorded: 11-14 November 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Bath Festival Ensemble

Cantata BWV68 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt'

with Victoria de los Angeles, Evelyn Rothwell

Bath Festival Orchestra

Cantata BWV199 'Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut'

Recorded: 15-18 June 1964, Temple Church, London

with Victoria de los Angeles, George Thalben-Ball

Concerto for Oboe & Violin in C minor, BWV1060

Recorded: 19-20 April 1962, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Leon Goossens

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041

Recorded 7-8 October 1958, Kingsway Hall, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042

Recorded 7-8 October 1958, Kingsway Hall, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Concerto for Flute, Violin & Harpsichord in A minor, BWV1044

Recorded 30 June 1965, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with William Bennett (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord)

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041

Recorded 21 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu

Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042

Recorded 21 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu

Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043

Recorded 4 June 1932, Studio Albert, Paris

with George Enescu

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, Pierre Monteux

Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001

Recorded: 19 December 1935 & 3 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002

Recorded: 19 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003

Recorded: 19 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004

Recorded: 23 May 1934, Studio Albert, Paris

Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV1005

Recorded: 14 & 23 June 1934, Studio Albert, Paris

Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006

Recorded: 3 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Bartók:

Violin Concerto No. 1, BB48a, Sz 36

Recorded: 24 February 1965 [1-2]; 28-29 September 1966 [3-5], Kingsway Hall, London

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Viola Concerto, BB 128, Sz. 120

(ed. Serly) Recorded: 24 February 1965 [1-2]; 28-29 September 1966 [3-5], Kingsway Hall, London

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 1, BB 94b, Sz. 87

Recorded: 8-9 February 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 2, BB 96b, Sz. 90

(revised 1944 version) Recorded: 8-9 February 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56 (arr. Székely for violin & piano)

Recorded: 20 April 1964, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gerald Moore (piano)

Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz 112

Recorded: 5-6 & 24 February 1965; 3 March 1966, Kingsway Hall, London

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati

44 Duos for Two Violins, BB 104, Sz. 98 (extracts)

Nos. 28, 31, 33, 36, 41 & 42. Recorded: 15 July 1965, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Neil Gotkovsky

Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117

Recorded: 12 October 1957, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117

Recorded: 2-3 June 1947, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Bazzini:

La Ronde des lutins, Op. 25

Recorded: 28 September 1934, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Beethoven:

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Recorded: 28-29 August 1947, Kunsthaus, Lucerne

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40

Recorded: 9 April 1953, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50

Recorded: 9 April 1953, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40

Recorded: 20, 22, 27 November & 16 December 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard

Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50

Recorded: 20, 22, 27 November & 16 December 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Recorded: 5-7 February 1960, Musikvereinsaal, Vienna

Wiener Philharmoniker, Constantin Silvestri

Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40

Recorded: 16 & 18 November 1971, Kingsway Hall, London

Menuhin Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

(cadenzas: Kreisler) Recorded: 16 & 18 November 1971, Kingsway Hall, London

Menuhin Festival Orchestra

Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer'

Recorded: 28 November 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1

Recorded: 16 February 1952, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2

Recorded: 11 & 13 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 No. 3

Recorded: 16 February 1952, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1

Recorded: 15 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2

Recorded: 3 January 1955, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3

Recorded: 17 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96

Recorded: 9-10 October 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23

Recorded: 11 & 13 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring'

Recorded: 22 September 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer'

Recorded: 16-17 September 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Recorded: 7-8 April 1953, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Berg:

Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' (1935)

Recorded: 8-9 February 1968, No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

Berkeley, L:

Violin Concerto, Op. 59

Recorded: 2-3 April 1971, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road,, London

Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Berlin, I:

Puttin' on the Ritz

Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle

Berlioz:

Harold en Italie, Op. 16

Recorded: 16, 22-23 October 1962, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Colin Davis

Reverie et Caprice, Op. 8

Recorded: 24 February 1964, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard

Bloch, E:

Violin Concerto in A minor

Recorded: 18-19 June 1963, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Pau Kletzki

Suite for solo violin No. 1

Recorded: 16 April 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Abodah

Recorded: 14 March 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hendrik Endt

Boulanger, L:

3 Pieces for violin & piano

Recorded: 27 December 1967, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Clifford Curzon

Brahms:

Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108

Recorded: 1 July 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Recorded: 29-31 August 1949, Kunsthaus, Lucerne

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor

(arr. Joachim) Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Hungarian Dance No. 4 in B minor

Recorded: 22 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D flat major

Recorded: 28 November 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Marcel Gazelle

Hungarian Dance No. 7

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F sharp minor

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Recorded: 6-7 September 1957, Berlin

Berliner Philharmoniker, Rudolf Kempe

Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102

Recorded: 15-16 November 1984, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Paul Tortelier

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 18

Recorded: 1-2 September 1963, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Ernst Wallfisch, Maurice Gendron, Derek Simpson

String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36

Recorded: 20-21 & 23 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Ernst Wallfisch, Maurice Gendron, Derek Simpson

Hungarian Dance No. 12 in D minor

(arr. Joachim) Recorded: 21 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ferguson Webster

Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40

Recorded: 28-30 July 1966, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Alan Civil, Hephzibah Menuhin

Bruch:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Recorded: 17-18 & 20-21 December, 1971, Kingsway Hall, London

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Recorded: 12 September 1956, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind

Chausson:

Concerto in D major for piano, violin and string quartet, Op. 21

Recorded: 28 November 1954, Salle de l'Ancient Conservatoire, Paris

with Louis Kentner, Quatuor Pascal

Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu

Corelli:

Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 in D major

(arr. Donington) Recorded: 9-10 November 1978; 11-12 July 1979, Abbey Road Studio, London

with George Malcolm, Robert Donington

Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 in G minor

(arr. Donington) Recorded: 9-10 November 1978; 11-12 July 1979, Abbey Road Studio, London

with George Malcolm, Robert Donington

Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 12 in D minor (La folia)

(arr. Donington) Recorded: 9-10 November 1978; 11-12 July 1979, Abbey Road Studio, London

with George Malcolm, Robert Donington

Debussy:

Préludes - Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin

(arr. Hartmann) Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Violin Sonata

with Jacques Fevrier

Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp

Recorded: 11-12 September 1974, Salle Wagram, Paris

with Michel Debost, Lili Laskine

Dinicu:

Hora Staccato

(arr. Heifetz) Recorded: 14 March 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hendrik Endt

Dvorak:

Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2

(arr. Kreisler) Recorded: 22 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Recorded: 26 & 28 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, George Enescu

Elgar:

Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61

Recorded: 14-15 July 1932, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar

Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82

Recorded: 8 April 1978, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Enescu:

Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25 'dans le caractère populaire roumain'

Recorded: 6 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Falla:

Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve)

(arr. Kreisler) Recorded: 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris

with Artur Balsam

Fauré:

Andante in B flat for Violin and Piano Op. 75

Recorded: 14-15 May & 23 September 1970, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Jeremy Menuhin

Berceuse, Op. 16

Recorded: 14-15 May & 23 September 1970, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Jeremy Menuhin

Franck, C:

Violin Sonata in A major

Recorded: 22 May 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Gershwin:

Fascinatin' Rhythm

(arr. Harris) Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

Soon

Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)

Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

Embraceable You

Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

Liza

Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

A Foggy Day (In London Town)

Recorded: 28-29 October 1977, EMI Bovema Studios, Heemstede

with Stéphane Grappelli, Pierre Michelot, Ronnie Verrell, Laurie Holloway

's Wonderful

Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

The Man I Love

Recorded: 28-29 October 1977, EMI Bovema Studios, Heemstede

with Stéphane Grappelli, Pierre Michelot, Ronnie Verrell, Laurie Holloway

I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy & An American in Paris)

Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

He Loves And She Loves

(arr. Riddle) Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle

They Can't Take That Away From Me

Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle

They all laughed

Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle

Funny Face

Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle

Love Is Here to Stay

(arr. Harris) Recorded: 14-15 June 1972, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli

Alan Clare Trio

Oh, Lady Be Good!

(arr. Harris) Recorded: 6 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Stéphane Grappelli

Max Harris

Granados:

Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza'

(arr. Kreisler) Recorded: 21 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ferguson Webster

Grappelli:

Aurore

Recorded: 14-15 June 1972 & 6-7 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Stéphane Grappelli

Alan Clare Trio

Jermyn Street

Recorded: 14-15 June 1972 & 6-7 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Stéphane Grappelli

Alan Clare Trio

Alison

Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle

Amanda

Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle

Grieg:

Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3, Op. 8, 13 & 45

Recorded: 9-11 October 1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Robert Levin

Handel:

Violin Concerto

Recorded: 1, 5-6 July & 27-28 December 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Menuhin Festival Orchestra

Sonata in A Major for violin and continuo, HWV361, Op. 1 No. 3

Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm

Sonata in E major for violin and continuo, HWV373, Op. 1 No. 15

Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm

Sonata in A major for violin and continuo, HWV372, Op. 1 No. 14

Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm

Sonata in D major for violin and continuo, HWV371, Op. 1 No. 13

Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm

Sonata in F major for violin and continuo, HWV370, Op. 1 No. 12

Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm

Sonata in G minor for violin and continuo, HWV368, Op. 1 No. 10

Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm

Trio Sonata, HWV 393 in G minor

Recorded: 4 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gioconda de Vito, John Shinebourne, Raymond Leppard

Haydn:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob.VIIa:1

Recorded: 11 February 1963, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Kreisler:

Caprice Viennois, Op. 2

Recorded: 6 April 1943, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Marcel Gazelle

Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3

Recorded: 31 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Schön Rosmarin

Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani)

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

La Chasse (The Hunt) in the style of Jean-Baptiste Cartier

Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Sicilienne and Rigaudon (in the style of Francoeur)

Recorded: 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris

with Artur Balsam

Recitative & Scherzo Caprice, Op. 6

Recorded: 14 July 1932, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Marcel Gazelle

Lalo:

Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu

Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21

Recorded: 13-14 September 1956, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens

Martin, F:

Polyptique

Recorded: 5-6 September 1974, Victoria Hall, Geneva

Menuhin Festival Orchestra & Das Züricher Kammerorchester, Edmond de Stoutz

McHugh:

I can't believe that you're in love with me

Recorded: 14-15 June 1972 & 6-7 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Stéphane Grappelli

Alan Clare Trio

Mendelssohn:

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Recorded: 15-7 November 1971, Kingsway Hall, London

London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Recorded: 2 May 1938, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre Concerts Colonne, George Enescu

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Recorded: 25-26 May 1952, Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin

Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Recorded: 30 April 1958, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz

Moszkowski:

Guitare, Op. 45. No. 2

(arr. Sarasate) Recorded: 20 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris

with Artur Balsam

Mozart:

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218

Recorded: 6 December 1954, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard

Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216

Recorded: 9 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu

Violin Concerto No. 7 in D major, KV 271a

Recorded: 9 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu

Violin Concerto in D major 'Adelaide', KAnh.294a

Recorded: 18-19 May 1934, Salle Pleyel, Paris

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, Pierre Monteux

Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major K207

(cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 4 July & 24 September 1963, Kingsway Hall, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216

Recorded: 14 June 1961, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish'

Recorded: 26 July 1961, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K211

(cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 4, 15-16 July 1963, Kingsway Hall, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218

(cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 1 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364

Recorded: 2 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Rudolf Barshai

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Sonata No. 24 in F major, K376

Recorded: 29 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Violin Sonata No. 35 in A major, K526

Recorded: 24 June 1933, Salle Pleyel, Paris

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Violin Sonata No. 17 in C major, K296: Andante sostenuto

Recorded: 13 November 1929, Small Queen's Hall, London

with Hubert Giesen

Violin Sonata No. 18 in G major, K301: Allegro

Recorded: 7 May 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Violin Sonata No. 26 in B flat major, K378: Andantino

Recorded: 7 May 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Yalta Menuhin

Divertimento No. 17 in D Major, K334: Minuet & Trio

(arr. Emil Kross) Recorded: 15 July 1935, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gerald Moore

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218

(cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 31 March 1943, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent

Concertone in C for 2 Violins and Orchestra, K190

Recorded: 18 July 1963, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Alberto Lysy, Derek Simpson

Bath Festival Orchestra

Nielsen:

Violin Concerto, Op. 33 (FS61)

Recorded: 28-29 September, 1952, Copenhagen

Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mogens Wöldike

Novácek, O:

Perpetuum mobile - Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4

Recorded: 29 June, 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gerald Moore

Perpetuum mobile - Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4

Recorded: 11 December 1930, Studio C, Small Queen's Hall, London

with Hubert Giesen

Paganini:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6

Recorded: 18 May 1934, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, Pierre Monteux

Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7 'La Campanella'

Recorded: 11 December 1930, Studio C, Small Queen's Hall, London

with Hubert Giesen

Introduction & Variations on 'Dal tuo stellato soglio' from Rossini's 'Mosé in Egitto', MS23 (Op. 24)

Recorded: 21 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ferguson Webster

Moto perpetuo, Op. 11, MS 72

Recorded: 28 September 1934, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 6 in G minor

Recorded: 21 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with George Enescu

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 9 in E major 'The Hunt'

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 13 in B flat major

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 20 in D major

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 23 in E flat major

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 24 in A minor

Recorded: 20 & 23 May 1932, Studio Albert,

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6

Recorded: 21-22 May 1955, No.1 Studio, Abbey Rod, London

London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari

Panufnik, A:

Violin Concerto

Recorded: 5 January 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road,, London

Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Sir Andrzej Panufnik

Poulenc:

Violin Sonata, FP 119

Recorded: 22 & 25 November 1971, Salle Wagram, Paris

with Jacques Fevrier

Prokofiev:

Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80

with Marcel Gazelle

Recorded: 30 September & 1 October 1948, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Purcell:

4-part Sonnata No. 9 in F major - 'Called for its excellence the Golden Sonata' Z810

3-part Sonnata No. 8 in G major - Z797

Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson

Fantasia No. 4 in G minor

Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson

Fantazia 8 in D minor, Z. 739

Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson

Sonata in 3 parts in G minor, No. 6

Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson

Sonata in 3 parts in C, No. 2

Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson

Fantazia 7 in C minor, Z. 738

Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson

Fantazia Upon One Note in F major, Z. 745

Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson

Ravel:

Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera

Recorded: 6 April 1943, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Marcel Gazelle

Tzigane

Recorded: 20 & 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris

with Artur Balsam

Piano Trio in A minor

Recorded: 12 July 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gaspar Cassadó, Louis Kentner

Rimsky Korsakov:

Flight of the Bumble Bee

(arr. Hartmann) Recorded: 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris

with Artur Balsam

Saint-Saëns:

Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61

Recorded: 2-3 July 1953, Kingsway Hall, London

London Symphony Orchestra, Gaston Poulet

Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28

Recorded: 14 September 1957, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens

Havanaise, Op. 83

Recorded: 14 August 1957, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens

Sarasate:

Caprice Basque, Op. 24

Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Danza Española No. 1: Malagueña, Op. 21, No. 1

Recorded: 14 March 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hendrik Endt

Danza Española No. 2: Habanera, Op. 21, No. 2

Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Danza Española No. 3: Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1

Recorded: 28 November 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Marcel Gazelle

Danza Española No. 6: Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 2

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Schubert:

Rondo brillant in B minor, D895 (Op. 70)

Recorded: 6 May 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Ave Maria, D839

(arr. Menuhin) Recorded: 6 April 1943, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Marcel Gazelle

Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D898

Recorded: 31 May & 22 July [1-4] & 29-31 May & 22-23 July [5] 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin

Notturno in E flat major for piano trio, D897 (Op. post.148)

Recorded: 31 May & 22 July [1-4] & 29-31 May & 22-23 July [5] 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin

Fantasie in C major for violin and piano, D934

Recorded: 22-23 April 1958, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major, D929

Recorded: 30 & 31 May 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin

Piano Trio movement in B flat major, D28

Recorded: 30 & 31 May 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin

Sibelius:

Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Recorded: 20 June 1955, Kingsway Hall, London

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Spohr:

Duet for two violins, Op. 67 No. 3

Recorded: 4 & 6 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gioconda de Vito

Duet for two violins, Op. 67 No. 2

Recorded: 4 & 6 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gioconda de Vito

Szymanowski:

Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28

with Marcel Gazelle

Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

Tchaikovsky:

Swan Lake, Op. 20 (excerpts)

Recorded: 12 March; 25 & 30 April 1958, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz

Sérénade Mélancolique for Violin & Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26

Recorded: 18 February 1959, Kingsway Hall, London

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (excerpts)

Recorded: 22 April 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz

Tippett:

Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli

Recorded: 22-23 October 1964, Kingsway Hall, London

with Robert Masters, Derek Simpson

Bath Festival Orchetra, Sir Michael Tippett

Vaughan Williams:

Violin Concerto in D minor 'Concerto Accademico'

Recorded: 18 February 1952, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Violin Sonata in A minor

Recorded: 5 October 1978, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Vieuxtemps:

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, Op. 31

Recorded: 11 May 1951, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37

Recorded: 71 December 1954, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari

Viotti:

Duo for 2 violins in G major

Recorded: 6 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gioconda de Vito

Vivaldi:

The Four Seasons: Summer, RV315

Recorded: 10-11 April 1982, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk

The Four Seasons

Recorded: 29 & 30 December 1979, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Paul Cocker

Camerata Lysy Gstaad, Alberto Lysy

Concerto, Op. 3 No. 11 'Con due Violini e Violoncello obligato', RV 565

Recorded: 28 & 30 December 1985, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Alberto Lysy, Eduardo Vassallo, Jeffrey Gilliam

Camerata Lysy Gstaad

Cello Concerto in A minor, RV420

Recorded: 28 & 30 December 1985, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Alberto Lysy, Jeffrey Gilliam

Camerata Lysy Gstaad

Concerto, Op. 3 No. 1 'Con quattro Violini obligati', RV 549

Recorded: 28 & 30 December 1985, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Alberto Lysy, Hu Kun, Mi-Kyung Lee, Jeffrey Gilliam

Camerata Lysy Gstaad

Violin Concerto, Op. 8 No. 10 in B flat major, RV362 'La Caccia'

Recorded: 10-11 April 1982, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk

Walton:

Violin Sonata

Recorded: 8 May 1950, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Concerto

(revised version) Recorded: 12-15 July 1969, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir William Walton

Viola Concerto

(revised version) Recorded: 9-11 October 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir William Walton

Wieniawski:

Légende in G minor, Op. 17

Recorded: 2 May 1938, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre Concerts Colonne, George Enescu

Légende in G minor, Op. 17

Recorded: 24 February 1964, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard

Souvenir de Moscou, Op. 6

(arr. Sarasate) Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Williamson:

Violin Concerto

Recorded: 14-16 January 1971, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road,, London

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult


This set of 50 CDs contains some of Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during the 70-year period that he recorded for the Company, and commemorates the tenth anniversary of his death on 12 March 1999.

Arguably the best-known classical musician of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin was born on 22 April 1916 in New York City. In 1918 his family moved to San Francisco where he had his first violin lessons, aged four, with Sigmund Anker. At seven he gave his first public performance accompanied by his then teacher, Louis Persinger. A year later, in 1925, he gave his first full-length recital, also with Persinger. 1926 saw him make his New York début and later that year he gave a performance of Lalo's Symphonie espagnole with the San Francisco Orchestra.

In 1927, at the age of ten, Menuhin made his European début in Paris playing with the Lamoureux Orchestra under Paul Paray. Back in New York he gave his first concerto concert with the New York Symphony Orchestra under Fritz Busch and in 1928 he made his first recording for the Victor Company. 1929 was equally eventful for the young Menuhin: he was given a Stradivarius violin; made his Berlin début with the Berlin Philharmonic under Bruno Walter; began studies with Adolf Busch; he gave his début in London and made his first HMV recording.

In 1931 Menuhin made his first concerto recording, Bruch Concerto No.1 in London for HMV and in 1932, at the age of 16, he made what was to become one of the most iconic classical recordings of all time when he went to EMI's new Abbey Road Studios to record the Elgar Concerto with the composer and the London Symphony Orchestra. This event put Menuhin firmly on the international map as one of the great violin virtuosi of the century and he continued to be a prolific recording artist for EMI, both as violinist and conductor, for the rest of his long career.

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